CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's College of Education will host a lecture by Noel Tichy, professor of management & organizations and director of the Global Business Partnership at the University of Michigan, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, in Maucker Union Ballroom on UNI's campus.

In 2003, Tichy launched the Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative in partnership with General Electric, Procter & Gamble and 3M, designed to create a national model for partnership opportunities. He is currently partnered with two charter schools in Texas to develop their leadership capacity. Tichy was recently consulted by the Sultan of Brunei to help transform their department of education.